महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-15, verse-46

न दिशो नान्तरिक्षं च न द्यौर्नैव च मेदिनी ।
अदृश्यत महाराज बाणभूतमिवाभवत् ॥४६॥

46. na diśo nāntarikṣaṁ ca na dyaurnaiva ca medinī ,
adṛśyata mahārāja bāṇabhūtamivābhavat.

46. na diśaḥ na antarikṣam ca na dyauḥ na eva ca
medinī | adṛśyata mahārāja bāṇabhūtam iva abhavat

46. mahārāja diśaḥ na ca antarikṣam na dyauḥ na ca
medinī na eva adṛśyata iva bāṇabhūtam abhavat

46. O great king, neither the directions, nor the atmosphere, nor the sky, nor even the earth could be seen. Everything seemed to have turned into arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• अन्तरिक्षम् (antarikṣam) - intermediate space, atmosphere, air

• च (ca) - and, also, but, moreover

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• द्यौः (dyauḥ) - sky, heaven

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• एव (eva) - emphasizes 'not' with 'even' (only, just, indeed, even)

• च (ca) - and, also, but, moreover

• मेदिनी (medinī) - earth, ground

• अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - could be seen (was seen, appeared)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O great king)

• बाणभूतम् (bāṇabhūtam) - having become arrows, transformed into arrows

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अभवत् (abhavat) - it became, it was

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, point of the compass

Note: From root √diś (to point, show).

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

अन्तरिक्षम् (antarikṣam) - intermediate space, atmosphere, air

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - intermediate space, atmosphere, air

च (ca) - and, also, but, moreover

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

द्यौः (dyauḥ) - sky, heaven

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dyu

dyu - sky, heaven, day

Note: From root √div (to shine).

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasizes 'not' with 'even' (only, just, indeed, even)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, but, moreover

(indeclinable)

मेदिनी (medinī) - earth, ground

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - earth, ground, soil

अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - could be seen (was seen, appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect Passive

3rd person singular, Imperfect, passive voice, middle ending -ta, from root √dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The initial 'a-' is the augment for imperfect tense.

महाराज (mahārāja) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Vocative singular.

बाणभूतम् (bāṇabhūtam) - having become arrows, transformed into arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bāṇabhūta

bāṇabhūta - become arrows, consisting of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṇa+bhūta)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• bhūta – become, happened, past
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject of 'abhavat'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

अभवत् (abhavat) - it became, it was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, Imperfect, active voice, parasmaipada ending -at, from root √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The initial 'a-' is the augment for imperfect tense.